{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"356","citation":"Pen. Code, § 356","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1"},{"name":"TITLE 9. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC DECENCY AND GOOD MORALS [261. - 368.7.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1/title-9"},{"name":"CHAPTER 12. Other Injuries to Persons [346. - 367g.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1/title-9/chapter-12"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Every person who cuts out, alters, or defaces any mark made upon any log, lumber, or wood, or puts a false mark thereon with intent to prevent the owner from discovering its identity, is guilty of a misdemeanor.</p>","text":"Every person who cuts out, alters, or defaces any mark made upon any log, lumber, or wood, or puts a false mark thereon with intent to prevent the owner from discovering its identity, is guilty of a misdemeanor.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/other-injuries-to-persons-356","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}